ReflectionsByTheWater

Poem and Prayer

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Your Teachings

Thank you Father,Your teachings are clear.Let us open our hearts,To each other, draw near. Thank Your father,Your teachings are true.You’ve brought us close,Closer to You. Thank you Father,Your teachings they heal.They open our hearts,And remind us to feel. Thank you Father,Your teachings are wise.Conquering mountains,Reducing their size. Thank you Father,You’ve taught us the way.To enter …

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The Sculptor

Oh Father I ask,Please shape me and mold me,Pull me and tug me,Bend me and fold me. You alone Father,Are the ultimate Sculptor,Not marble and granite,But humans and culture. Please raise me Father,To mirror Your image,To increase my height,Until it’s sufficient. Father Your ways,Are not always easy,But following You,Is what I find pleasing. Father I …

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The Ultimate Gift

Thank you Father,You’re exceedingly gracious,Exceedingly kind,Your dwellings are spacious. Thank you Father,Your generosity abounds.It’s apparent in all.Life springs from the ground. Thank you Father,Your love rains on all.No limits or seasons,Forever it falls. Thank you Father,For sharing His gifts.You’ve extended the family.You’ve call us Your kids. Thank you Father,The ultimate gift?You’ve come down Yourself.To raise …

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May Each Come to Know

Oh Father,This war that we fight,The war’s one of faith,Not power or might. Yes Father, its true,What lies we’ve been told.Lies of our nature,Into slavery we were sold. But! Oh Father,Our natures much greater.We’re born in Your image,The very Creator. Oh Father I ask,What does it take?To believe in Your Word,And accept our fate. Yes …

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Your Will

Oh Father, May my voice speak Your Word,May my being reveal,Your sharp two edged sword. Oh Father, May I accept all You ask,May You dictate my load,And set all my tasks. Oh Father, Command me to sow,Decide what I reap,Your will is my gold. Oh Father, You orchestrate all,Your will’s beyond knowing,Your knowledge too tall. …

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From Above

I thank you Father,For ending the drought,For quenching my thirst,Rain falls from your clouds. I thank you Father,For ending the famine,For filling me up,More than ever imagined. I thank you Father,I’m honored to drink,From the very same cup,You placed up to His teeth. I thank you Father,For the Shepherd that guides,All His lost sheep,Back to …

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To Eden I Go

Oh Father, to the wilderness!To the wilderness I go.A tempter I meet,And tempting he knows. Oh Father, Your Word.Your Word is a rock.A stable foundation, It gets him to stop. Oh Father, Your Word.Your Word is a bread.It sustains all life,Better than men’s. Oh Father, Your Spirit.Your Spirit is key,It unlocks all doors,And sets us …

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Strength of His Name

Oh Father,Don’t let us fear.Satan himself,Lives between our ears. Oh Father,His weapons are blame,Guilt, anger, distrust.His end goal is shame. Oh Father,He aims to degrade,The glorious image,In which we were made. Oh Father,Remind us again,What was it you did?To gift us his end? Oh yes, that’s right!How could I forget?You erased all trespasses,Forgave all our …

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A New Type of Man

Oh Father,A new type of man,To bring a new age,In Him all may stand. Oh Father,His mission? Defeat!The very same creature,Eve found at her feet. Oh Father,His weapons wage war,But not ones you’d expect,There’s no shield or sword. Oh Father,Instead in its place,We find peace and love,Your very own grace! Oh Father,His Love shines so …

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Your Word

I thank you Father,Your Word is the Truth.He was born in the flesh,As a child, a youth. Oh Father,To Egypt they fled.Herod made a decree,He wanted Him dead. I thank you Father,That wasn’t the plan.You kept them all safe,In the palm of your hand. I thank you Father,From the Jordan He rose.John saw it himself,It …

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